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Trump’s nominee to oversee jobs, inflation data faces shower of criticism
President Donald Trump has selected E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to be the next ...
Trump’s pick for BLS commissioner floated suspending the monthly jobs before apparently backing off
EJ Antoni, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is no longer considering suspending the ...
‘Crazy!!’: How Labor Statistics staff reacted to Trump firing commissioner after dismal jobs report
Staff at the Bureau of Labor Statistics called President Donald Trump's firing of its commissioner “depressing” and “CRAZY.
Trump nominates conservative economist to head agency that compiles jobs, inflation data
President Donald Trump has nominated E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to head the agency ...
Trump's BLS commissioner pick suggests suspending monthly jobs reports
E.J. Antoni, Trump's pick as commissioner of Labor Statistics, recently endorsed halting monthly jobs reports until the methodology is changed.
Trump picks E.J. Antoni as new Bureau of Labor Statistics head after firing old commissioner amid weak jobs report
President Trump announced E.J. Antoni as his nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Monday, after he fired the ...
Trump’s Pick to Lead Labor Data Agency Adds to Fears of Political Interference
By résumé alone, Dr. Antoni, 37, is an unusual pick to head the agency, which is officially a part of the Department of Labor ...
Prices climbed less than expected in July, despite Trump's tariffs
Economists expect prices to have risen 2.8% in July compared to a year earlier, which would amount to a slight uptick from ...